Laredo Medical Center: labor and delivery in Laredo, TX
Laredo Medical Center is a hospital in Laredo, Webb County, Texas that delivers babies. It handled 1,601 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 29% delivered by C-section (421 such births). That is above the Texas rate of 26% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 29%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,601Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 515Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Laredo Medical Center
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Lactation consultants
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1700 East Saunders
Laredo, TX 78044
Webb County
Call (956) 796-5000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Laredo Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 29% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 515 | 248 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 40 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Texas, Laredo Medical Center has the 110th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 164 hospitals that report one.
The first-birth C-section rate counts first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby. Complication rates are adjusted for patient risk. Our data explains each number.
What patients say
- Patient survey summary: 2 of 5 stars
- 57% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 57% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Birthing-Friendly designation
Laredo Medical Center holds the federal Birthing-Friendly designation. Hospitals earn it by taking part in a perinatal quality collaborative and following maternal safety practices.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Laredo
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors Hospital of Laredo | Laredo | 5.3 | 32% | 2,128 | Yes |
| Starr County Memorial Hospital | Rio Grande City | 87 | – | 55 | Yes |
| Christus Spohn Hospital Alice | Alice | 89 | – | 54 | Yes |
| Frio Regional Hospital | Pearsall | 97 | – | 40 | – |
| Christus Spohn Hospital Kleberg | Kingsville | 100 | 24% | 248 | Yes |
| Fort Duncan Medical Center | Eagle Pass | 101 | 26% | 849 | Yes |